Men's Soccer Scores Twice In The Second Half To Knock Off Lake Erie 2-1

OVERVIEW – LAKE ERIE

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 2, Lake Erie Storm 1

RECORDS: Northwood (3-9-1, 3-7-0 G-MAC), Lake Erie (7-6-1, 6-4-0 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Mentor High School – Mentor, Ohio

RECAP: Men's soccer tallied their third win of the year Thursday (October 24), scoring two unanswered goals in the second half for the 2-1 victory at Lake Erie.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Lake Erie scored first, tallying one via a deflected save by Northwood's keeper. The Storm quickly scored off the deflection in the 39', 1-0 LEC.
• At the midway point, Lake Erie had the 5-3 edge in shots and a 6-1 advantage on corner opportunities.
• The Timberwolves held their ground, quickly turning away the Storm's four shots to start the second half.
• Northwood found the equalizer in the 72'. A corner kick from Chris Escalante was headed in on the far post by a leaping Patrick Hamilton to tie it at 1-1.
• Seven minutes of game time later, the Timberwolves took the lead via Nathan Casal's breakaway, one-on-one with the goalkeeper that he scored on, 2-1 NU.
• Lake Erie made the Northwood keeper work. Henri Grundewald recorded a career-high eight saves in the second half. His performance led the Timberwolves to a second-half shutout and a 2-1 win over the Storm.

GAME STATS

• Shots: Northwood 6 (4), Lake Erie 16 (11)
• Saves: Northwood 9 (8 – Grundewald), Lake Erie 2
• Corners: Northwood 4, Lake Erie 15

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Casal: Goal (5)
• Hamilton: Goal (1)
• Escalante: Assist

UP NEXT

• Men's soccer is back on the road Saturday (October 26) for a matchup with Malone in Canton, Ohio. Match time is set for a 1 p.m. first kick.